HC Deb 16 February 1981 vol 999 cc63-4W
Mr. Cryer

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of jobs lost in the woollen textile and clothing industry in West Yorkshire in 1980.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Precise information about job losses and job gains is not available but an indication of the net effect can be seen by comparing the levels of employees in employment at different dates. However, for dates later than June 1977, only national and regional employment estimates are available and those for regions provide information only for broad groups of industries.

Between November 1979 and November 1980, the provisional numbers of employees in employment in the textiles, leather and clothing industries in the Yorkshire and Humberside region fell by 20,900 from 135,000 to 114,100.

Mr. Cryer

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of jobs lost in the woollen textile, cotten textile and clothing industry in the United Kingdom in 1980.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Precise information about job losses and job gains is not available but an indication of the net effect can be seen by comparing the levels of employees in employment at different dates. Between November 1979 and November 1980, the provisional numbers of employees in employment in the United Kingdom in the textiles industries—excluding the production of man-made fibres—and in clothing (Minimum List Headings 412 to 429 and 441 to 449 of the Standard Industrial Classification) fell by 99,100 from 731,600 to 632,500.

Mr. Cryer

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of workers in the West Yorkshire textile and clothing industry who are subject to the provisions of the temporary short time working scheme.

Mr. Peter Morrison

I regret that statistics in the form requested are not readily available and could be extracted only at disproportionate cost. However, in the Yorkshire and Humberside region, in December 1980, there were 7,049 potentially redundant employees in the textile industry and 1,734 in the clothing and footwear industries supported under the temporary short time working compensation scheme. It is not possible to provide figures for the clothing industry separately.